Our next update is now available to download as a free content addition... babies!
Previously in the game, all babies (not yet mature animals) were half-sized versions of the adults. But of course, many babies look quite different from their adult counterparts, so we've been working on an update that would allow us to all squee at baby cuteness.
With this update, the baby phase lasts the first half of their childhood (i.e. before sexual maturity and becoming an adult). During this phase, for the species that have unique baby versions, they will appear as these new adorable babies we've created. Not all animals have this, as some species look similar as babies and adults or are too small to notice a difference, in which case they will still be scaled down versions at 50% of adult size. During the last half of childhood, every species will be a juvenile version at 70% of adult size as their sort of teenage years. Then they'll mature into adults at the end.
To make sure this functions better in the ecosystem, we've also adjusted it so that baby carnivores (separate from juveniles) can eat animals one size lower than their adult counterparts. This is so you don't see a tiny baby cougar take down a mule deer.... as we did during testing before we added this!
List of Species with Special Baby Versions Added:
- Asian Black Bear
- Asian Elephant
- Bison
- Bobcat
- Capybara
- Caribou
- Coatimundi
- Collared Peccary
- Cougar
- Coyote
- Dhole
- Gray Wolf
- Grizzly Bear
- Jackrabbit
- Jaguar
- Marsh Deer
- Moose
- Mule Deer
- Muntjac
- One-Horned Rhino
- Pronghorn Antelope
- Red Fox
- Red Panda
- Tapir
- Red Junglefowl
Watch a brief intro video: https://youtu.be/H2zghbiGzdA
